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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
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Chapter 16-354. Hop planting stock certification. |
Section 16-354-090. Hop planting stock grades and standards.
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- (1) Grades for hop clones which inherently produce slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cuttings of small caliper shall be determined by a committee appointed by the Washington hop commission.(2) Washington No. 1 shall consist of hop slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cuttings of one strain, not less than five inches in length and not less than five-sixteenths inch in diameter and containing at least one visible bud, crowns not less than six inches in length and not less than three-fourths inch in diameter, with one or more visible buds which are:(a) Fairly fresh.(b) Firm.(c) Moist.(d) Fairly clean.(e) Free from damage caused by:(i) Mold.(ii) Freezing injury.(iii) Broken or mutilated planting stock.(iv) Crown gall.(v) Black rot.